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Spectrum 8 Theaters to reopen Wednesday
Spectrum 8 Theaters will be reopening on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The theater at 290 Delaware Ave. in Albany had closed in February. It has been taken over by Scene One Entertainment, which also operates the Wilton Mall cinema and Bow Tie Cinemas in Saratoga Springs. The event will...
Albany High student seeks another hair-cutting win at skills competition
Albany High student looks to defend haircutting title. He was the first New Yorker to win a gold medal for his skills as a barber and now Elijah Temple is looking for another win. The Albany High School student came in first place at last year’s New York State Skills...
New South Bethlehem Sheetz Sets Opening Date
For area residents who have been waiting for a Sheetz to open on Rt. 412 in South Bethlehem, the wait is nearly over. For area residents who have been waiting for a Sheetz to open on Rt. 412 in South Bethlehem, the wait is nearly over. The company has announced...
Albany restaurateur Yono Purnomo gets critical kidney transplant
Well-known Albany restaurateur Yono Purnomo has a new kidney. Purnomo underwent the surgery earlier this week at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, according to his son Dominick Purnomo. As NewsChannel 13 reported last fall, Yono was diagnosed with end stage renal failure in April 2023. That required him to get...
Spectrum 8 Movie Theatres reopens, under new management, after brief hiatus
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — The Spectrum 8 Movie Theatres in Albany's Delaware Avenue neighborhood is reopening!. There will be an official ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Wednesday only, tickets are $5 and the proceeds will support youth FX. Spectrum 8 first opened its doors back in 1983- and...
‘Best of the Eagles’ coming to Proctors
Enjoy "life in the fast lane" with Best of the Eagles at Proctors Theatre. The group "Best of the Eagles" is an Eagles tribute band, and they'll perform on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. with tickets going on sale Friday online.
Football Player From Albany Named Potential Suitor On New Season Of 'The Bachelorette'
Tran, age 26, made her Bachelor Nation debut on Joey Grazidei's season, and will be the first Asian-American Bachelorette in season history. Tran is a physician assistant based in Miami, and will soon be meeting the 28 men hoping for a shot at love. The new season will begin airing in July on ABC-TV.
Fast-casual eatery MAC & RONI opening in Schenectady
The space at 183 Nott Terrace in Schenectady has gone through a lot of changes over the past several years, including the building being demolished and a new one being built. Now, a new restaurant called MAC & RONI is set to open in that space.
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